The Finance Ministry is increasingly hoping to sell Japanese government bonds to foreigners. And the economic recovery is forcing this effort to be accelerated.
The ministry's debt managers worry that the recovery will lead to a rise in long-term interest rates, which in turn will amplify the now massive public debt burden.
Most JGBs have been bought by domestic institutions. But this poses a high risk of falling demand -- which means a probable jump in interest rates.
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